ὁ ho
Meaning
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
In the King James Version: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc
Derivation: the definite article;
Where it is used
- Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
- Matthew 21:34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
- Matthew 21:35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
- Matthew 21:36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
- Matthew 21:37 Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- Matthew 21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- Matthew 21:39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
- Matthew 21:40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
- Matthew 21:41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
- Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
- Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Matthew 21:44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
- Matthew 21:46 Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
- Matthew 22:1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
- Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
- Matthew 22:3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
- Matthew 22:4 Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
- Matthew 22:5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
- Matthew 22:6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
- Matthew 22:7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
- Matthew 22:9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
- Matthew 22:10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
- Matthew 22:11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
- Matthew 22:12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
- Matthew 22:13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
- Matthew 22:16 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Matthew 22:18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
- Matthew 22:19 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
- Matthew 22:20 “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
- Matthew 22:21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Matthew 22:23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- Matthew 22:24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
- Matthew 22:25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
- Matthew 22:26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
- Matthew 22:27 And last of all, the woman died.
- Matthew 22:28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
- Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
- Matthew 22:30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
- Matthew 22:31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
- Matthew 22:32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
- Matthew 22:33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
- Matthew 22:34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 22:36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
- Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Matthew 22:38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
- Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Matthew 22:40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
- Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- Matthew 22:42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
- Matthew 22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
- Matthew 22:46 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
- Matthew 23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
- Matthew 23:2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
- Matthew 23:3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
- Matthew 23:4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
- Matthew 23:5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.